Friday, September 5, 2008

RINCóN LATINO: Como pasé el Labor Day

Este Labor Day pasado celebré el día libre de la biblioteca encuciando mis manos para recaudar fondos para las actividades y educación de arte para los niños. Participé en el festival anual Chalk It Up en el parque Fremont. Kinetic Illusions patrocinó mi cuadra personal y escogí Sacramento Reads o Sacramento Lea para mi tema.

Han celebrado el festival hace 18 años y me enorgulleció participar en una tradición de Sacramento. Había muchos niños y familias, música en vivo, kioskos de manualidades, comida y un sorteo. Tambien había la tiza.

Por una donación de $10, le da una cuadra pequeña para su pintura y una caja de doce tizas pequeñas o de cuatro grandes. Me gustó mucho los grandes porque era más facil pintar con ellos. Simplemente moja el concreto, aplica la tiza directamente al concreto y usa un pincel de artesanía para extender el color. Cuando se seque el agua, estará una capa grueso de color sobre el concreto. Artistas invitados pintaron obras maestras grandes en las cuadras patrocinadas por negocios de Sacramento.



I celebrated Labor Day off from the library dirtying my hands to raise funds for children's arts activities and education. I participated in the annual Chalk It Up Festival in Fremont Park. Kinetic Illusions sponsored my personal square and I chose Sacramento Reads as my theme.

Chalk It Up has raised funds via this festival for 18 years and I was very proud to join in a Sacramento tradition. There were many children with families, live music and booths displaying crafts, food and a raffle. And there was the chalk.

For a donation of $10, you received a box of colored chalks, either 12 small or 4 large and a square to paint in. I preferred the larger chalk because it was easier to paint with. All you had to do was wet the concrete, apply the chalk directly to the sidewalk and then use a craft brush to spread the color. Once the water evaporates, a thick layer of color is left behind. Local artists were invited to paint large masterpieces on squares sponsored by Sacramento businesses. I had a great time and next year I'm gonna see if I can't convince a library volunteer to join me with library outreach information. See you next year!

1 comment:

annot8 said...

Great PR for the library; love the slide show!